A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

By:
James Joyce

Narrated by:
Colin Farrell

Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins

Unabridged

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This quintessential coming-of-age novel describes the early life of Stephen Dedalus. It is set in Ireland during the 19th century, which was a time of emerging Irish nationalism and conservative Catholicism. Highly autobiographical in nature, the work is also notable for its being the first one in which Joyce uses innovative “stream of consciousness” writing style. A Portrait... follows Stephen Dedalus from his babyhood into early adulthood.

1 out of 5 stars

Bitterly disappointed

By
James
on
01-29-19

Colin Farrell is the Perfect Performer

Golden Globe winning actor and Dublin native Colin Farrell revisits his home country with a moving, authentic performance of one of Irish icon James Joyce’s masterworks, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Joyce’s first work to experiment with stream of consciousness style—a technique that he and his contemporaries developed—A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man evokes both the pains and complexities of growing up and the furious optimism that accompanies youth.

London. A candidate for global capital. Centre of an empire. The swift-beating heart of culture. A sprawling metropolis of life’s rich tapestry. And a bewildering Escher cityscape of overlapping and colliding forces. People, streets, buildings interweaving and interchanging. And our eminent writers have the talent and focus to reveal the story that lies beneath the words.

A Modest Proposal

By:
Dr. Jonathan Swift

Narrated by:
Mike Vendetti

Length: 26 mins

Unabridged

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Written in 1729 as a satirical piece, selling the babies of the poor to the rich to be braised, baked, broiled, or boiled to rid Ireland of a perceived problem was probably less repulsive than it is today, but are the children of the poor still viewed as a throwaway segment of our population? Interestingly, the practice is also viewed as a solution to the "abortion" problem.

The Diamond Lens

By:
Fitz-James O'brien

Narrated by:
Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot

Length: 1 hr and 3 mins

Unabridged

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From a young age the boy was fascinated with the microscope and the hidden life that it revealed. This driving passion pursues him into adulthood, but how far will he go to keep looking deeper and deeper into the hidden truths? His single-mindedness tugs him into science, mysticism, theft and perhaps murder.

The Grape Cure

By:
Johanna Brandt

Narrated by:
Troy W. Hudson

Length: 1 hr and 58 mins

Unabridged

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This classic is still making its mark over 80 years since its debut. Author Johanna Brandt shares a personal journey of living with cancer and her discovery of how the beneficial properties of grapes cured her disease by refreshing and purifying cell structures. The virtues of naturopathy are extolled, and listeners are encouraged to detoxify their bodies and prevent disease (namely cancer) through a combination of fasting and a diet of grapes.

Rational Fasting

By:
Arnold Ehret

Narrated by:
John Riddle

Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins

Unabridged

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First published in 1910, this classic book is considered Ehret's health masterpiece. He explains how to successfully conduct and complete a fast in order to gain maximum strength and energy for joyful living. Also included are essays based on Ehret's teachings by Fred Hirsch and long-time devotee Teresa Mitchell.

The Beggar

By:
Anton Chekhov

Narrated by:
Anne Makoto

Length: 13 mins

Unabridged

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A lawyer encounters a beggar and offers him a menial job, after which he regularly comes to do odd jobs. Eventually, the lawyer gets him a clerical position. Years later, the beggar has risen in life, but it turns out that it was the lawyer’s servant Olga who caused the change of heart which set the beggar’s life in a new direction.

London - A City in Stories

By:
G. K. Chesterton,
Thomas Burke,
Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by:
Richard Mitchley,
Jake Urry

Length: 1 hr and 53 mins

Unabridged

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London. A candidate for global capital. Centre of an empire. The swift-beating heart of culture. A sprawling metropolis of life’s rich tapestry. And a bewildering Escher cityscape of overlapping and colliding forces. People, streets, buildings interweaving and interchanging. And our eminent writers have the talent and focus to reveal the story that lies beneath the words.

A Modest Proposal

By:
Dr. Jonathan Swift

Narrated by:
Mike Vendetti

Length: 26 mins

Unabridged

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0 out of 5 stars
0

Performance

0 out of 5 stars
0

Story

0 out of 5 stars
0

Written in 1729 as a satirical piece, selling the babies of the poor to the rich to be braised, baked, broiled, or boiled to rid Ireland of a perceived problem was probably less repulsive than it is today, but are the children of the poor still viewed as a throwaway segment of our population? Interestingly, the practice is also viewed as a solution to the "abortion" problem.

The Diamond Lens

By:
Fitz-James O'brien

Narrated by:
Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot

Length: 1 hr and 3 mins

Unabridged

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From a young age the boy was fascinated with the microscope and the hidden life that it revealed. This driving passion pursues him into adulthood, but how far will he go to keep looking deeper and deeper into the hidden truths? His single-mindedness tugs him into science, mysticism, theft and perhaps murder.

The Grape Cure

By:
Johanna Brandt

Narrated by:
Troy W. Hudson

Length: 1 hr and 58 mins

Unabridged

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0

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This classic is still making its mark over 80 years since its debut. Author Johanna Brandt shares a personal journey of living with cancer and her discovery of how the beneficial properties of grapes cured her disease by refreshing and purifying cell structures. The virtues of naturopathy are extolled, and listeners are encouraged to detoxify their bodies and prevent disease (namely cancer) through a combination of fasting and a diet of grapes.

Rational Fasting

By:
Arnold Ehret

Narrated by:
John Riddle

Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins

Unabridged

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0 out of 5 stars
0

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First published in 1910, this classic book is considered Ehret's health masterpiece. He explains how to successfully conduct and complete a fast in order to gain maximum strength and energy for joyful living. Also included are essays based on Ehret's teachings by Fred Hirsch and long-time devotee Teresa Mitchell.

The Beggar

By:
Anton Chekhov

Narrated by:
Anne Makoto

Length: 13 mins

Unabridged

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0 out of 5 stars
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A lawyer encounters a beggar and offers him a menial job, after which he regularly comes to do odd jobs. Eventually, the lawyer gets him a clerical position. Years later, the beggar has risen in life, but it turns out that it was the lawyer’s servant Olga who caused the change of heart which set the beggar’s life in a new direction.

The Poetry of Andrew Marvell

By:
Andrew Marvell

Narrated by:
Richard Mitchley,
Ghizela Rowe,
Gideon Wagner

Length: 1 hr and 7 mins

Unabridged

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Andrew Marvell was born in Winestead-in-Holderness, in the East Riding of Yorkshire on March 31st, 1621. He was educated at Hull Grammar School, and at the age of 13 he attended Trinity College, Cambridge, and eventually received his BA degree. It is thought that in 1642 Marvell travelled in Europe and, while England was embroiled in its civil war, remained there until 1647, mastering several languages including French, Italian and Spanish.

Through a Window

By:
H.G. Wells

Narrated by:
Ellis Freeman

Length: 19 mins

Unabridged

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"Through a Window" is a short story by H. G. Wells (21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946), an English writer now best known for his science fiction writing; however, he also wrote fiction in other genres. In this short story, a man has broken legs, and his only entertainment is watching the river and its affairs through a window.

The Triumphs of a Taxidermist

By:
H.G. Wells

Narrated by:
Ellis Freeman

Length: 9 mins

Unabridged

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"Triumphs of a Taxidermist" is an 1894 short story by the British author H. G. Wells. It was originally published anonymously in the Pall Mall Gazette and later taken up in the short story collection The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents. It’s about a taxidermist who had no scruples about inventing and forging creatures of the imagination.

Wuthering Heights

By:
Emily Bronte

Narrated by:
Shernaz Patel

Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

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Heathcliff, an orphan, is brought to Wuthering Heights, where he is raised alongside Catherine. They soon become lovers and inseparable soul mates. However, Catherine chooses to marry Edgar Linton, an antithesis to Heathcliff, mainly out of her desire for social status. This leads to Heathcliff being consumed by revenge. Heathcliff leaves the moors, only to return later as a wealthy and polished man. What follows is a series of tragic events.

The Lord of the Dynamos

By:
H.G. Wells

Narrated by:
Ellis Freeman

Length: 20 mins

Unabridged

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This story by H.G. Wells deals with an abusive boss at an electrical power plant that treats his immigrant underling like a slave. Over time, the immigrant comes to regard the dynamo as a deity, and decides that the spinning god needs a sacrifice.

The Temptation of Harringay

By:
H.G. Wells

Narrated by:
Ellis Freeman

Length: 13 mins

Unabridged

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"The Temptation of Harringay" is a short story by H. G. Wells in which an artist attempts to paint a portrait, and ends up painting the devil who offers him fame for his soul. The plot is interesting for the artist’s unexpected reaction to the offer.

Midnight Cowboy

By:
James Leo Herlihy

Narrated by:
Michael Urie

Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins

Unabridged

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4 out of 5 stars
4

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4

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4

Midnight Cowboy is considered by many to be one of the best American novels published since World War II. The main story centers around Joe Buck, a naive but eager and ambitious young Texan, who decides to leave his dead-end job in search of a grand and glamorous life he believes he will find in New York City. But the city turns out to be a much more difficult place to negotiate than Joe could ever have imagined. He soon finds himself and his dreams compromised. Buck's fall from innocence and his relationship with the crippled street hustler Ratso Rizzo form the novel's emotional nucleus.

Emily of New Moon (AmazonClassics Edition)

By:
Lucy Maud Montgomery

Narrated by:
Jess Nahikian

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

Unabridged

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5 out of 5 stars
1

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5 out of 5 stars
1

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5 out of 5 stars
1

After Emily Starr loses her dear father, the ten-year-old orphan is packed off to live with her starched relatives on Prince Edward Island. If only she could relate to them. Frankly, whip-smart, ambitious Emily can’t imagine ever feeling at home at New Moon Farm. Especially when her writerly dreams are routinely dashed by her autocratic aunt. Then Emily finds an outlet for her creative spirit with a group of friends every bit as passionate and gifted as she. With their help, New Moon could start to feel like home after all.

Three Stories and Ten Poems

By:
Ernest Hemingway

Narrated by:
Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 1 hr and 1 min

Unabridged

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Originally privately published in Paris, Three Stories and Ten Poems holds an interesting history. The three stories, “Up in Michigan", “Out of Season”, and “My Old Man”, were first seen in this collection, but “Up in Michigan” was banned and not considered publishable in America until 1938 because of its blatant sexuality. In addition, this original publication of the three stories is all that remains of Hemingway’s early works after his suitcase containing the originals was stolen.

Anarchism and Other Essays

By:
Emma Goldman

Narrated by:
Jean Norman

Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins

Unabridged

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The 1910 collection of essays outlining Emma Goldman's anarchist views on various topics, most notably the oppression of women and perceived shortcomings of first wave feminism. Also, her views on prisons, political violence, sexuality, religion, nationalism, and art theory. Anarchism and Other Essays provides a fascinating look into revolutionary issues at the turn of the century, offering a prophetic view of the social and economic future.

The Forged Coupon

By:
Leo Tolstoy

Narrated by:
Michael Richards

Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

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Tolstoy’s final novella, The Forged Coupon is an examination of the destructive powers of evil. In Part II, the author shows that good works have a domino effect, just as evil does in Part I.

Myra Breckinridge

A Novel

By:
Gore Vidal,
Camille Paglia - introduction

Narrated by:
Michelle Hendley,
Camille Paglia

Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins

Unabridged

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"I am Myra Breckinridge, whom no man will ever possess." So begins the irresistible testimony of the luscious instructor of Empathy and Posture at Buck Loner's Academy of Drama and Modeling. Myra has a secret that only her surgeon shares; a passion for classic Hollywood films, which she regards as the supreme achievements of Western culture; and a sacred mission to bring heteronormative civilization to its knees. Fifty years after its first publication unleashed gales of laughter, delight, and ferocious dissent, Myra's moment to instruct and delight has once again arrived.

Classics of The Great War

All Quiet on the Western Front

By:
Erich Maria Remarque

Narrated by:
Frank Muller

Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,498

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,947

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,941

Paul Bäumer is just 19 years old when he and his classmates enlist. They are Germany’s Iron Youth who enter the war with high ideals and leave it disillusioned or dead. As Paul struggles with the realities of the man he has become, and the world to which he must return, he is led like a ghost of his former self into the war’s final hours.
All Quiet is one of the greatest war novels of all time, an eloquent expression of the futility, hopelessness and irreparable losses of war.

5 out of 5 stars

My Choice for Frank Muller's Best

By
Alan
on
10-13-12

Birdsong

By:
Sebastian Faulks

Narrated by:
Samuel West

Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins

Abridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
209

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
151

Story

4 out of 5 stars
151

Set before and during the Great War,
Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national and a personal scale. It is the story of Stephen, a young Englishman, who arrives in Amiens in 1910. His life goes through a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives to the unprecedented experience of the war itself.

4 out of 5 stars

Fantastic narration of a modern classic

By
Kim
on
01-20-11

Parade's End

By:
Ford Madox Ford

Narrated by:
Steven Crossley

Length: 38 hrs and 12 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
223

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
196

Story

4 out of 5 stars
190

First published as four separate novels (
Some Do Not…, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up, and
The Last Post) between 1924 and 1928,
Parade’s End explores the world of the English ruling class as it descends into the chaos of war. Christopher Tietjens is an officer from a wealthy family who finds himself torn between his unfaithful socialite wife, Sylvia, and his suffragette mistress, Valentine. A profound portrait of one man’s internal struggles during a time of brutal world conflict,
Parade’s End bears out Graham Greene’s prediction that "there is no novelist of this century more likely to live than Ford Madox Ford."

5 out of 5 stars

A brilliant, challenging, and valuable work

By
leora
on
09-11-12

The Enormous Room

By:
E. E. Cummings

Narrated by:
Ken Kliban

Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3 out of 5 stars
25

Performance

3.5 out of 5 stars
22

Story

3.5 out of 5 stars
22

The Enormous Room is a 1922 autobiographical novel by the poet and novelist E. E. Cummings about his temporary imprisonment in France during World War I. Drawing on his experiences in France as a volunteer ambulance-driver, Cummings recounts the series of mistakes that led to his arrest and imprisonment for treason. This edition restores much of the original manuscript.

4 out of 5 stars

e.e.cummings life in WWI prison camp

By
Jean
on
06-20-13

Johnny Got His Gun

By:
Dalton Trumbo

Narrated by:
William Dufris

Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
485

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
414

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
419

This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered - not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives. This is no ordinary novel. This is the story of a young American soldier terribly maimed in World War I - he "survives" armless, legless, and faceless, but with his mind intact.

5 out of 5 stars

READ THE INTRODUCTION LAST

By
Carollynn7
on
11-27-11

A Farewell to Arms

By:
Ernest Hemingway

Narrated by:
John Slattery

Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,659

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,057

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,043

The best American novel to emerge from World War I,
A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse.

5 out of 5 stars

This is not unabridged

By
Valerian
on
06-17-11

All Quiet on the Western Front

By:
Erich Maria Remarque

Narrated by:
Frank Muller

Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,498

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,947

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,941

Paul Bäumer is just 19 years old when he and his classmates enlist. They are Germany’s Iron Youth who enter the war with high ideals and leave it disillusioned or dead. As Paul struggles with the realities of the man he has become, and the world to which he must return, he is led like a ghost of his former self into the war’s final hours.
All Quiet is one of the greatest war novels of all time, an eloquent expression of the futility, hopelessness and irreparable losses of war.

5 out of 5 stars

My Choice for Frank Muller's Best

By
Alan
on
10-13-12

Birdsong

By:
Sebastian Faulks

Narrated by:
Samuel West

Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins

Abridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
209

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
151

Story

4 out of 5 stars
151

Set before and during the Great War,
Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national and a personal scale. It is the story of Stephen, a young Englishman, who arrives in Amiens in 1910. His life goes through a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives to the unprecedented experience of the war itself.

4 out of 5 stars

Fantastic narration of a modern classic

By
Kim
on
01-20-11

Parade's End

By:
Ford Madox Ford

Narrated by:
Steven Crossley

Length: 38 hrs and 12 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
223

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
196

Story

4 out of 5 stars
190

First published as four separate novels (
Some Do Not…, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up, and
The Last Post) between 1924 and 1928,
Parade’s End explores the world of the English ruling class as it descends into the chaos of war. Christopher Tietjens is an officer from a wealthy family who finds himself torn between his unfaithful socialite wife, Sylvia, and his suffragette mistress, Valentine. A profound portrait of one man’s internal struggles during a time of brutal world conflict,
Parade’s End bears out Graham Greene’s prediction that "there is no novelist of this century more likely to live than Ford Madox Ford."

5 out of 5 stars

A brilliant, challenging, and valuable work

By
leora
on
09-11-12

The Enormous Room

By:
E. E. Cummings

Narrated by:
Ken Kliban

Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3 out of 5 stars
25

Performance

3.5 out of 5 stars
22

Story

3.5 out of 5 stars
22

The Enormous Room is a 1922 autobiographical novel by the poet and novelist E. E. Cummings about his temporary imprisonment in France during World War I. Drawing on his experiences in France as a volunteer ambulance-driver, Cummings recounts the series of mistakes that led to his arrest and imprisonment for treason. This edition restores much of the original manuscript.

4 out of 5 stars

e.e.cummings life in WWI prison camp

By
Jean
on
06-20-13

Johnny Got His Gun

By:
Dalton Trumbo

Narrated by:
William Dufris

Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
485

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
414

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
419

This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered - not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives. This is no ordinary novel. This is the story of a young American soldier terribly maimed in World War I - he "survives" armless, legless, and faceless, but with his mind intact.

5 out of 5 stars

READ THE INTRODUCTION LAST

By
Carollynn7
on
11-27-11

A Farewell to Arms

By:
Ernest Hemingway

Narrated by:
John Slattery

Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,659

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,057

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,043

The best American novel to emerge from World War I,
A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse.

5 out of 5 stars

This is not unabridged

By
Valerian
on
06-17-11

Poets of the Great War

By:
Wilfred Owen,
Siegfried Sassoon,
Isaac Rosenberg

Narrated by:
Michael Maloney,
Jasper Britton

Length: 2 hrs

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
41

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
25

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
26

Here are the extraordinary writings of a generation who fought through a war of unprecedented destructive power, and who had to find new voices to express the horror of what they discovered. The great names - Owen, Sassoon - are fully represented, but there are also many poems by lesser-known or unexpected figures, ranging from serving soldiers like Isaac Rosenberg and Richard Aldington to women such as Edith Nesbit and Vera Brittain.

5 out of 5 stars

Great War Poets, great poetry, great work

By
Michael
on
05-28-13

War Horse

By:
Michael Morpurgo

Narrated by:
John Keating

Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
948

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
818

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
810

In 1914, a beautiful foal with a distinctive cross on his nose is sold to the Army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western front. But his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son he left behind. Will he ever see his true master again?

5 out of 5 stars

Great idea for reluctant readers!

By
Julie
on
12-26-11

The War Poets

By:
Wilfred Owen,
Seigfried Sassoon,
Rupert Brooke

Narrated by:
David Moore

Length: 28 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
5

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5

Arguably some of the most powerful poetry ever written. Classic works written during World War I by Wilfred Owen, Siegried Sassoon and Rupert Brooke.

5 out of 5 stars

So much nobility; so much pain. War!

By
Tom
on
01-14-19

The Good Soldier Svejk

By:
Jaroslav Hasek

Narrated by:
David Horovitch

Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins

Abridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
106

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
84

Story

4 out of 5 stars
82

A soldier in the First World War who never actually sees any combat, Josef Svejk is the awkward protagonist - and none of the other characters can quite decide whether his bumbling efforts to get to the front are genuine or not. Often portrayed as one of the first anti-war novels, Hasek's classic satire is a tour-de-force of modernist writing, influencing later writers such as Hemingway, Faulkner and Joseph Heller.

4 out of 5 stars

Too abridged

By
igoriokas
on
07-25-10

Goodbye to All That

By:
Robert Graves

Narrated by:
Martin Jarvis

Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins

Abridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
255

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
219

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
217

A famous autobiographical account of life as a young soldier in the first World War trenches. Robert Graves, who went on to write
I, Claudius, has given to posterity here one of the all-time great insights into the experience of war.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of its original publication, here is a new translation of the classic story of the life and loves of a poet/physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled in the battle between the Whites and the Reds. Set against this backdrop of cruelty and strife is Zhivago’s love for the tender and beautiful Lara.

Best Sellers

The Three Musketeers

Mixing a bit of seventeenth-century French history with a great deal of invention, Alexandre Dumas tells the tale of young D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades....

4 out of 5 stars

An Irresistible Romp!

By
Gillian
on
01-28-14

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

50th Anniversary Edition

By:
Ken Kesey,
Robert Faggen (introduction)

Narrated by:
John C. Reilly

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,013

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
3,735

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,729

Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time....

5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional

By
Anon
on
06-04-18

The Hobbit

By:
J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrated by:
Rob Inglis

Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
39,612

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
35,782

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
35,995

Like every other hobbit, Bilbo Baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire....

5 out of 5 stars

Finally! Thank you Audible!

By
Bryan J. Peterson
on
10-20-12

Brideshead Revisited

By:
Evelyn Waugh

Narrated by:
Jeremy Irons

Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,692

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
1,583

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,574

Evelyn Waugh's most celebrated work is a memory drama about the intense entanglement of the narrator, Charles Ryder, with a great Anglo-Catholic family....

5 out of 5 stars

Extraordinary

By
Vieux Carré Blonde
on
12-12-12

The Three Musketeers

By:
Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by:
John Lee

Length: 23 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,161

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,708

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,721

Mixing a bit of seventeenth-century French history with a great deal of invention, Alexandre Dumas tells the tale of young D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades....

4 out of 5 stars

An Irresistible Romp!

By
Gillian
on
01-28-14

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

50th Anniversary Edition

By:
Ken Kesey,
Robert Faggen (introduction)

Narrated by:
John C. Reilly

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,013

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
3,735

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,729

Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time....

5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional

By
Anon
on
06-04-18

The Hobbit

By:
J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrated by:
Rob Inglis

Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
39,612

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
35,782

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
35,995

Like every other hobbit, Bilbo Baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire....

5 out of 5 stars

Finally! Thank you Audible!

By
Bryan J. Peterson
on
10-20-12

Brideshead Revisited

By:
Evelyn Waugh

Narrated by:
Jeremy Irons

Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,692

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
1,583

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,574

Evelyn Waugh's most celebrated work is a memory drama about the intense entanglement of the narrator, Charles Ryder, with a great Anglo-Catholic family....

5 out of 5 stars

Extraordinary

By
Vieux Carré Blonde
on
12-12-12

The Fellowship of the Ring

Book One in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

By:
J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrated by:
Rob Inglis

Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
34,244

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
31,328

Story

5 out of 5 stars
31,415

Inspired by
The Hobbit, and begun in 1937,
The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy that J.R.R. Tolkien created to provide "the necessary background of history for Elvish tongues"....

5 out of 5 stars

At last - The Definitive Recording!

By
L. N.
on
10-10-12

North and South

By:
Elizabeth Gaskell

Narrated by:
Juliet Stevenson

Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,135

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,716

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,733

Written at the request of Charles Dickens, North and South is a book about rebellion that poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience....

5 out of 5 stars

Delightful

By
Sally
on
01-04-10

Catch-22

By:
Joseph Heller

Narrated by:
Jay O. Sanders

Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,233

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,128

Story

4 out of 5 stars
1,132

Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him....

3 out of 5 stars

Great Story...Bad Production

By
Stan
on
09-27-18

I, Claudius

By:
Robert Graves

Narrated by:
Nelson Runger

Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
2,782

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,927

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,933

Lame, stammering Claudius, once a major embarrassment to the imperial family and now emperor of Rome, writes an eyewitness account of the reign of the first four Caesars....

5 out of 5 stars

Unsurpassed, addictive brilliance

By
Chris
on
06-09-09

The Great Gatsby

By:
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by:
Jake Gyllenhaal

Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
13,452

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
12,192

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
12,196

This new audio edition, authorized by Fitzgerald's estate, is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal....

5 out of 5 stars

Simple, Beautiful, and Exquisitely Textured

By
Darwin8u
on
04-09-13

To Kill a Mockingbird

By:
Harper Lee

Narrated by:
Sissy Spacek

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
28,157

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
25,426

Story

5 out of 5 stars
25,349

Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south - and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred....

5 out of 5 stars

Stunning

By
Alan
on
07-08-14

1984

New Classic Edition

By:
George Orwell

Narrated by:
Simon Prebble

Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
23,057

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
20,015

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
20,041

Winston Smith, a hero with no heroic qualities, longs only for truth and decency....

5 out of 5 stars

Come one, Come all into 1984!

By
Kit McIlvaine (GirlPluggedN)
on
02-18-08

Crime and Punishment (AmazonClassics Edition)

By:
Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Narrated by:
James Anderson Foster

Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
112

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
106

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
107

Living in a squalid room in St. Petersburg, the indigent but proud Rodion Raskolnikov believes he is above society. Obsessed with the idea of breaking the law, Raskolnikov resolves to kill an old pawnbroker for her cash....

5 out of 5 stars

Take on a Classic

By
Anonymous User
on
08-06-18

The Two Towers

Book Two in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy

By:
J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrated by:
Rob Inglis

Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
24,724

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
22,454

Story

5 out of 5 stars
22,521

The Fellowship has been forced to split up. Frodo and Sam must continue alone towards Mount Doom, where the One Ring must be destroyed....

5 out of 5 stars

Thank goodness - finally

By
John
on
11-05-12

The Return of the King

Book Three in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy

By:
J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrated by:
Rob Inglis

Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
15,202

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
13,996

Story

5 out of 5 stars
14,100

The Return of the King is the towering climax to J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy that tells the saga of the hobbits of Middle-earth and the great War of the Rings....

1 out of 5 stars

Audio book chapters are in the wrong order!!!!

By
LJ
on
11-04-18

The Odyssey

By:
Homer,
Emily Wilson - translator

Narrated by:
Claire Danes

Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
723

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
669

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
665

A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....

Pride and Prejudice

One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)....

5 out of 5 stars

A Truth Universally Acknowledged

By
Gretchen SLP
on
12-10-15

Brave New World

By:
Aldous Huxley

Narrated by:
Michael York

Length: 8 hrs

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
15,251

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
13,349

Story

4 out of 5 stars
13,396

On the 75th anniversary of its publication, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before....

5 out of 5 stars

“Oh, Ford, Ford Ford, I Wish I Had My Soma!”

By
Jefferson
on
10-03-11

Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

By:
Marcus Aurelius

Narrated by:
Alan Munro

Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
1,466

Performance

3.5 out of 5 stars
1,299

Story

4 out of 5 stars
1,276

Meditations is former U.S. President Bill Clinton's favorite book. This audio consists of a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161-180 AD, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy....

A lively comedy of manners, with a witty and subtle exploration of relationships, Emma is often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work....

4 out of 5 stars

More of a Radio Drama than an audiobook

By
Cyberlucy
on
09-11-18

Animal Farm

By:
George Orwell

Narrated by:
Ralph Cosham

Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
10,819

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
9,279

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
9,284

George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture....

4 out of 5 stars

If you hate spoilers, save the intro for last.

By
Dusty
on
02-18-11

Lord of the Flies

By:
William Golding

Narrated by:
William Golding

Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
5,201

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
4,305

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,297

Get ready for an adventure tale in its purest form, a thrilling and elegantly told account of a group of British schoolboys marooned on a tropical island....

out of 5 stars

classic

By
Randall
on
04-25-09

Crime and Punishment

By:
Fyodor Dostoevsky,
Constance Garnett (translator)

Narrated by:
Anthony Heald

Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,533

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,208

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,210

This is an intense detective thriller instilled with philosophical, religious, and social commentary....

5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful reading, disturbing book

By
Tad Davis
on
11-03-08

The Outsiders

By:
S.E. Hinton

Narrated by:
Jim Fyfe

Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,500

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,774

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,794

Ponyboy can count on his brothers....

4 out of 5 stars

The Outsiders

By
Carol H.
on
01-25-06

Atlas Shrugged

By:
Ayn Rand

Narrated by:
Scott Brick

Length: 62 hrs and 56 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
12,308

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
9,715

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
9,781

Tremendous in scope and breathtaking in its suspense,
Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus, an electrifying moral defense of capitalism and free enterprise....

4 out of 5 stars

A long listen but worth the effort and patience

By
Emily
on
05-04-13

War and Peace

By:
Leo Tolstoy

Narrated by:
Frederick Davidson

Length: 61 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
2,781

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
2,096

Story

4 out of 5 stars
2,052

Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit....

5 out of 5 stars

A Work of genius

By
James
on
02-13-06

The Baron in the Trees

By:
Italo Calvino,
Ana Goldstein - translator

Narrated by:
Jefferson Mays

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
54

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
45

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
46

Cosimo di Rondo, a young Italian nobleman of the 18th century, rebels against his parents by climbing into the trees and remaining there for the rest of his life. From his perch in the trees, Cosimo sees the Age of Enlightenment pass by and a new century dawn....

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful

By
C. M. Thompson
on
02-09-19

The Count of Monte Cristo

By:
Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by:
Bill Homewood

Length: 52 hrs and 41 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,489

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
6,034

Story

5 out of 5 stars
6,036

On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason....

4 out of 5 stars

This is the one to spend 50 hours listening to!

By
james
on
03-05-13

The Screwtape Letters

By:
C.S. Lewis

Narrated by:
Ralph Cosham

Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,776

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,430

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,451

C.S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the worldly-wise old Devil to his nephew, Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man....

5 out of 5 stars

One to Read Again and Again

By
E. Pearson
on
12-31-11

Don Quixote

Translated by Edith Grossman

By:
Miguel de Cervantes,
Edith Grossman (translator)

Narrated by:
George Guidall

Length: 39 hrs and 37 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,290

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,084

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,071

Sixteenth-century Spanish gentleman Don Quixote, fed by his own delusional fantasies, takes to the road in search of chivalrous adventures....

5 out of 5 stars

A review for my governor

By
Tony E.
on
12-12-14

One Hundred Years of Solitude

By:
Gabriel García Márquez,
Gregory Rabassa - translator

Narrated by:
John Lee

Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
3,466

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,116

Story

4 out of 5 stars
3,124

One of the 20th century's enduring works,
One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize-winning career....

5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding Audiobook!

By
Greg
on
02-26-14

Jane Eyre

By:
Charlotte Bronte

Narrated by:
Thandie Newton

Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
6,046

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
5,628

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,614

Charlotte Brontë's Gothic classic is an early exploration of women's independence in the mid-19th century and the pervasive societal challenges women had to endure....

5 out of 5 stars

Perfect!!

By
Amazon Customer
on
04-21-16

The Old Man and the Sea

By:
Ernest Hemingway

Narrated by:
Donald Sutherland

Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,800

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,682

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,672

Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed Hemingway's power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature....

5 out of 5 stars

Truly a Classic

By
Dave
on
07-01-08

East of Eden

By:
John Steinbeck

Narrated by:
Richard Poe

Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
8,422

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
7,607

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,622

This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families....

5 out of 5 stars

Why have I avoided this Beautiful Book???

By
Kelly
on
03-25-17

Anna Karenina

By:
Leo Tolstoy

Narrated by:
Maggie Gyllenhaal

Length: 35 hrs and 35 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,342

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,041

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,018

Leo Tolstoy's classic story of doomed love is one of the most admired novels in world literature....

5 out of 5 stars

Not to be rushed but to be savored

By
J. Stirling
on
08-02-16

Moby-Dick

By:
Herman Melville

Narrated by:
Frank Muller

Length: 21 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
4,272

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,700

Story

4 out of 5 stars
3,717

Its famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael," dramatic in its stark simplicity, begins an epic that is widely regarded as the greatest novel ever written by an American....

5 out of 5 stars

I Had No Idea Melville Was So Funny

By
Dave
on
05-09-12

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The Odyssey

By:
Homer,
Emily Wilson - translator

Narrated by:
Claire Danes

Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
723

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
669

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
665

The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version - the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman - this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse and a vivid, contemporary idiom, this engrossing translation matches the number of lines in the Greek original, thus striding at Homer’s sprightly pace.

4 out of 5 stars

Unsatisfying

By
Tad Davis
on
01-28-19

The Great Gatsby

By:
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by:
Jake Gyllenhaal

Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
13,452

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
12,192

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
12,196

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel of the Roaring Twenties is beloved by generations of readers and stands as his crowning work. This new audio edition, authorized by the Fitzgerald estate, is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain). Gyllenhaal's performance is a faithful delivery in the voice of Nick Carraway, the Midwesterner turned New York bond salesman, who rents a small house next door to the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby....

5 out of 5 stars

Simple, Beautiful, and Exquisitely Textured

By
Darwin8u
on
04-09-13

North and South

By:
Elizabeth Gaskell

Narrated by:
Juliet Stevenson

Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,135

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,716

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,733

Written at the request of Charles Dickens,
North and South is a book about rebellion that poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience. Gaskell expertly blends individual feeling with social concern and her heroine, Margaret Hale, is one of the most original creations of Victorian literature. When Margaret Hale's father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience she is forced to leave her comfortable home in the tranquil countryside of Hampshire....